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 Post subject: EL T5 with CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W-85
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:40 pm 
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I'm just wondering if this oil is alright to use with a T5? I'm doing the conversion tomorrow and have this oil.

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 Post subject: Re: EL T5 with CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W-85
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:43 pm 
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Will be fine, add a little lubrizol.


I personally use Castrol Transmax-Z with NO additive.

 

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 Post subject: Re: EL T5 with CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W-85
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:45 pm 
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ok cheers where abouts do i get Lubrizol from? and if i don't use it, will it be ok or do i need it?

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 Post subject: Re: EL T5 with CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W-85
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:53 pm 
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I thought lubrizol was just to stop frothing on dxII type oils.

Transmax Z and actual gear oil shouldn't need it.

I'm running Castrol VMX 80 in mine for now with Nulon G70 aditive in it and it is fine, but when I change it in a year or so, it will be with Transmax Z.
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 Post subject: Re: EL T5 with CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W-85
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:00 pm 
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if the gear oil is synthetic which obviously syntrans is, you dont need lubrizol..
you dont need the additive if your using synthetic type oils..
lubrizol was ment to be added to mineral trans fluid...
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 Post subject: Re: EL T5 with CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W-85
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:04 pm 
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ahh i see so i should be good, would it be worth taking these back and getting tranmax? The syntrans 75-85 were $33 a litre.

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 Post subject: Re: EL T5 with CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W-85
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:03 pm 
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My EF runs Dexron 3 AT fluid and lubrizol. Wierd eh?

I had to re-check when I saw it in the Castrol catalogue!

 

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 Post subject: Re: EL T5 with CASTROL SYNTRANS 75W-85
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:43 pm 
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i'm using transmax z in my T5 since rebuild but also added nulon additive as instructed from trans shop had no drama
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